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Book Synopsis
Reveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. Shows how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.

Table of Contents
1. The Essence of Adulthood.

2. How Work and Love Interact.

3. At the Intersection of Work, Love, and Learning.

4. Tracing the Patterns of Adulthood.

5. Moving in Tandem: The Parallel Pattern.

6. One Stable Force: The Steady/Fluctuating Pattern.

7. No Order Here: The Divergent Pattern.

8. Comparing the Patterns.

9. Intrinsic Connections: The Patterns and Learning.

10. Learning from Experience.

11. Understanding Work, Love, and Learning.

Resources: A. Notes on Methodology.

B. Determining Your Own Pattern.

Lifelines: Patterns of Work, Love, and Learning in Adulthood

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A Hardback by Sharan B. Merriam, M. Carolyn Clark

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 01/09/1991
    ISBN13: 9781555423643, 978-1555423643
    ISBN10: 1555423647
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    Age groups: adults

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Reveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. Shows how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.

    Table of Contents
    1. The Essence of Adulthood.

    2. How Work and Love Interact.

    3. At the Intersection of Work, Love, and Learning.

    4. Tracing the Patterns of Adulthood.

    5. Moving in Tandem: The Parallel Pattern.

    6. One Stable Force: The Steady/Fluctuating Pattern.

    7. No Order Here: The Divergent Pattern.

    8. Comparing the Patterns.

    9. Intrinsic Connections: The Patterns and Learning.

    10. Learning from Experience.

    11. Understanding Work, Love, and Learning.

    Resources: A. Notes on Methodology.

    B. Determining Your Own Pattern.

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